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Sanctuary- A Pokemon RP

Glad to see that Perri got the short end of the stick here xD

Welp, time to search for a pokemon to scan!

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@deathbringer alright, so, I currently have a post in progress and it semi-involves setting up some npcs (will send in the sheets as soon as possible), setting up hints for what Perri truly wants out of this all, and royally pissing off Lisette... maybe not so much pissing her off, but by bugging her by invading her personal space and plans to break in.

Sooooooo yeah. Will try to get that all down tonight.

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@deathbringer glad to see that this is the first and last day Perri will ever use the thing... unless he can find a place and get that stuff removed, hassle free.

Or he could just either dump it in a ditch or leave it at home the next chance he gets. First off, Saffron then... hm... considering the pokemon I wanna try and nab for him, Cerulean?

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@deathbringer understood, but I don't plan to specifically create characters who are made out to be personal rivals. That wouldn't make sense at all, unless there's an actually good reason for the character to have a rival/be rival with someone. Due to traveling around a lot, I don't think Perri would have many rivals at all (zero for the most part).

I was thinking more along the lines of padding up the rp with some npcs just like you to give the world a little more life to it... namely some trainer npcs who attended the Lo Town ceremony that the characters can interact with in myriads of ways and possibly battle. Who knows, they all might get wrapped up in the same scenario.

Also, I got that it isn't natural for them to travel together... but Perri trying to wrangle up people to travel with won't be unnatural! Whether he succeeds or not is... up in the air.

Along with that, since Blake's starter is a Sinnoh pokemon, if Perri were to scan his dads Roserade, would it give out the information to him, or would scanning him cause an error to pop up?

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^{@Surtr@OppositionJ
Thompson Lumber Mill Inc.}

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Well then... that was just peachy.

A young man with his hood up was strolling by the VIP lounge, slowly twisting and turning his head as he set his walking stick down. The dry leaves underneath cracked as it came down, looking over at other party goers who had been delayed into the so called "VIP Lounge." Seriously, what was the point of this if you were just gonna alienate most of your peers? Like hell if Derick knew as he grumbled and sighed, leaning against the wall, going over the events in his head.

Kim and Jordan manage to drag his ass out of his room (a feat he was still trying to wrap his head around), they drive all the way out here, get denied access because of Haden or Fagen... heck, he didn't know, muscle dude deciding who is cool and who isn't... while not participating in the party as well...

"The hypocrisy is jus' real friggin' think, ain't it," Derick sighed as he slumped down, taking a break from finding both his friends. Laying his stick against the side of the building, he observed other people walking around, some chatting about how bullshit this whole thing was, or hearing jealous remarks and machinations amongst the people resting outside.

Derick just lost the reasoning for why those two really wanted to get in... hell, he even pointed out how stupid it was to have an invitation go out to the whole college, yet deny letting over half of them do what they came here to do. Shit was like paying to eat at a restaurant, but get forcibly removed for a petty reason that doesn't make sense and without any refund.

Groaning as he thought, Derick closed his eyes and pressed a hand against the lids, massaging them as he began trying to think of where the duo might of gone... the car wasn't an option since he had the keys... so where were they?

Derick gulped in a breath of fresh air and sighed, grunting and groaning as he pushed himself up from the earthen ground and grasped at his walking stick, not bothering to warrant the attention of randies and people he didn't care to know.

Looking around, he began walking once more, albeit at a much slower and unhurried pace. Making his way around the back, he saw some other college kids doing... something, trying to break into the "VIP Lounge" from the back from what he assumed. None of em' looked like the two who involuntarily ditched him, so he just pressed on... before feeling a bit of a chilly breeze pass on by. The wind managed to blow over his hood, revealing his messy red hair that he didn't even bother combing before arriving.

Shivering a little, he brushed part of his hair down as he continued around the side... but not before hearing two very familiar voices trying their damndest to be inconspicuous... and while he could barely tell what they were saying, they seemed to be even more anxious than usual.

"There you two are," he murmured as he poked his head around the side... only to see Jordan looking up at some chick he... he thought he recognized. Hm. The crunching of the autumn leaves and the grass were the only sounds made as he slowly approached, listening to... whatever Jordan was saying, purse?

Yeah, no, that was bs, and he knew it straight and clear. As he looked up at the girl peering from the window, he almost missed catching a glimpse of someone down from the top of the roof... so that was their game then?

"Y'know, if you're going t'drag my ass out here, the least you can do is not ditch me," Derick spoke up nonchalantly as he approached the party of two (three). Shoving one hand into his pocket as he eyed the two.

"So Jordan, what's this about some joke and a purse," he tilted his head quizzically as he questioned the girl, not bothering to acknowledge the other chick peering out the window.

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@deathbringer thanks for this! I think I have an idea for what I might have my guy do (i.e. interact with various npcs and possibly set them up for future encounters). Heck, maybe I'll have him use the pokedex on his Roserade as if it was a camera! Most likely after the first day, he'll probably never use his pokedex again due to how irritating it is to him.

Hmm, maybe he could interact with @Tenma Tendo's character and try to form a small group! Misery does love company! However, I'm going to work on a post for another rp, so don't expect me to post here till I get that post down.

Also, is the trust fund baby the only rival we'll have? :P

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@deathbringer I'll get to fixing that in a sec, didn't realize that at all.

Edit: And the deed has been mitigated!... to some extent.

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Perri Guthrie

Lo Town - Pokemon Sanctuary - Early Morning - Interacting With: Elder Robert and Elder Priscilla

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Perri stretched a bit as he extended his two arms up to the sky, giving a smile so bright to the horizon that it made the morning sky look drab in comparison. He managed to stifle a yawn while standing smack dab near the beginning of the line. Saying that they were early was basically an understatement as the teen placed on hand on his hip and stretched his arm in the same direction a his other hand. This earned him a few strange stares but nothing worth noting to him.

"You look plenty excited."

Perri proceeded to reverse his stretch, now going in the direction the voice came from. Perri tilted his head his eyes twinkling with excitement as he eyed his old man who was struggling to stifle a yawn himself, all the while Lumino was nervously peering from behind the bearded behemoth. "Heh, and why wouldn't I be," the boy jovially shot back, closing his eyes as he beamed brightly at his grizzled looking father. "I finally get to go one a grandeur adventure, just like you an ma," he excitingly answered. It was like he was a kid who got the whole candy store to himself.

"I get to see new horizons, experience new things," he exclaimed, wrapping his arm around his fathers shoulder and pulling him close as he continued his overly dramatic dialogue. "... meet new people, discover more things about myself, experience heartbreaks," this was where the mood he set began to change. Now he was definitely getting a few more stares than usual.

"... partake in drama, tension, and romance," Perri struck a pose, pressing a fist against his heart as he held his other arm out away from his body (and his father). All his fingers on the free hand with spread out in a rhythmic manner. As the performer held fervently onto his position, he leaned his head back just a little to look at the shrinking violet that was their Roserade.

As soon as Lumino met his gaze, Perri smiled warmly at it and began jutting his chin out a bit, urging him to join in. He shook his flowery head, but grinned softly back at the boy, as if to enable this... overblown behavior. Even his father didn't seem all that perturbed by it all, and just rolled his eyes as his son continued his over the top actions.

"Action, excitement," he drummed up, almost instantly switching poses as he placed one hand onto his thigh, bent the leg his hand was connected with, and held his palm outward on his other hand, slowly moving it around.

"To go where no man has g-"

"How many reruns of Star Trek did you watch last night?" The same, familiar gruff but relaxed voice popped in, resulting in Perri suddenly ending his speech. Turning his head around, the rest of his body remained solid as a statue, but not as tense or rigid as one might presume. "H-huh, I don't know what you mean," he coyly replied, impishly smiling at his dad as his eyes darted away, as if to dodge the point.

The man sighed crossing his arms as he gave his son 'The Stare,' furrowing his brows while leaving his lips completely flat. Along with that, he made sure to make sure his gaze was icy and piercing, just like his wife's as he continued glaring down his son.

Slowly but surely, Perri started breaking away from his unusual poses, toning it down a notch as he began melding back into what many would presume to be the "normal" way of standing... well, as normal as it could get for someone like him. Brushing away his white hair and moving his goggles out of the way, he exposed his other eye as he met his fathers.

"Uh, just a couple of episodes," he tapped his finger on the side of his hip, lingering on the last word for what felt like a couple of seconds. The man just sighed, pressing his cheeks together with one hand... and just shook his head; he knew what a "couple" meant in this case.

"I will never understand how you have so much friggin' energy kid," he grumbled, looking down at his son who was just beaming brightly back at him.

"Hehehe, love ya too dad,~" Perri's smile increased exponentially, displaying his full pearly whites as he closed his eyes as well, as if to add on to the whole cutesy act.

Suddenly, something broke the sanctity of this whole situation as an eruption broke forth ahead of the trio, causing the shorter pokemon to recoil back behind Blake. The older man turned to eye where the situation was, frowning as one of his eyebrows shot up. Perri, on the other hand, poked his head out to the side, his seemingly flat expression filled with some life as the recesses of his lips curled upwards.

What he saw was a cute girl upfront!... with a limited amount of vocabulary to boot.

He was honestly hard-pressed to waltz up and just mess around with her to see how she would react... though it probably not the best of ideas to pop into his head since she probably had a bit of experience under her belt, judging by the pokeballs she was carrying...

The whole act seemed to go on for what felt like a minute, but it was nevertheless interesting to see such a peculiar interaction... until blam! The climax, the peak of this whole shebang! Perri mouthed a nice as he watched a Fearow land from the skies above, keeping his eyes completely focused on the act... even more interesting was when the pokemon slapped the ball away like it was nothing! Now that's one way to make a hell of an impression!

... setting himself back, Perri was unexpectedly quiet at the spectacle as the crowds either laughed or jeered at the girls expense. A hand was spread across his face, obscuring part of his cheek... and then Perri smiled and chuckled.

Other than that little spectacle really weren't any other interesting sights to note of from Perri's view, other than the distinct soon-to-be-trainers waiting in line. He smiled at the sight of each one, rapping his index finger against his cheek as he studied each of them; he could only seldom glimpse at how they might act, based on-

A tap on his shoulders snapped him out of his trance as he whipped his head to see what was up. Perri glanced over at his dad who was pointing forward, signifying that they were next in line. Giggling that he went off into la la land, Perri pressed on forward towards the registration desk.

"Welcome to Lo Town home of the Official Pokemon Sanctuary. We’re so glad you’ve chosen us as the place to begin your Pokemon journey. Can you confirm if you’ve preregistered," the man politely question, prompting Perri to haughtily throw his white hair obscuring his eyes back (despite it not doing much) and set his hand on his hip. "Why yes indeed! We've got the cards, forms, everything y'might need," he beamed brightly, a glint in his eye suggesting something else as Blake began fishing through his pockets, along with the Roserade slowly waddling behind Perri.

"... soooooooooooo," he slowly dragged out, pressing a hand on the table and one arm on the back of his hip as he leaned forward; his upbeat attitude didn't seem all that infectious as he began questioning the duo.

"That was a pretty amazing spectacle up there," he praised, his smile growing ever more wider the more he talked and heard his dad look through his pockets and bag, questioning the location of the card. "Such style, grace, and finesse! Tell me, tell me - how might I try to mimic the way that Fearow landed? I mean, I can't just grow wings and all, but it would be pretty friggin' cool," he mused to them both, carefully scanning both their faces. They seemed... semi-taken back by his approach, so it mildly worked.

Before they could even get a word in on Perri, he was at it again. "Ooh, ooh, or how much calcium do I have to ingest over my life to just smack a pokeball away liiike," Perri suddenly backed away a bit, removing his hand from the table as he clenched his hand into a fist. Instantly, he made a popping sound with his lips, spreading his fingers out like a blooming flower.

"Actually, how common i-"

"Perri, that's enough," a stern voice suddenly cut through, ending the young mans tyranny of talking over the clearly exasperated Elder's. This however caused the young man to gleefully turn around and continue his (mostly) unending smile... but he could tell something was off, as evidenced by 'The Stare.' Pouting, Perri's lip trembled a bit as he looked at his dad. "What did I do father? Asking questions isn't pr-"

"Perri, the registration card."

"Hmm? I haven't th-," one glance behind the line was all it took for him to realize that most of the other people waiting were getting impatient with the holdup... which was understandable since this whole spiel was probably reaching the mile mark of how long that one girl acted towards the Elder's.

Sighing dejectedly, Perri retrieved the card from his pocket, dancing it between his fingers as he weakly smiled at his dad. "Here you go daddy dearest.~"

"Why don't you hand it over to them," he nonchalantly spoke up, jutting his chin out as he pointed a finger out through his crossed arms.

"Huuuuuh, but isn't that supposed to be your job?" Perri tilted his head quizzically, earning him another one of his dads stares. "Fine, fine, have it your way," he playfully stuck his tongue out at his dad, waving him off dramatically as he swiftly handed over the registration card.

"... lazy ass," Blake mumbled, smiling just a tinge as the pokedex began scanning over the card, making sure that Perri hadn't caught any pokemon yet. He was mostly relaxed, tapping his foot in a rhythmic manner while humming a tune; his cheery attitude was still intact... though, at the expense of some others.

“Welcome Perri. You’ve caught 0 pokemon, you’ve seen 0 pokemon.”

That droll voice suddenly spoke up, causing Perri just to recoil a bit when it happened. Of course, afterwords, he chuckled victoriously, giving a thumbs up to his dad, who tiredly returned his sons enthusiasm with his own thumbs up. One of the Elder's just rolled their eyes at the action before continuing the whole orientation.

"Well thank you Perri. You’ll be the 3rd to enter the Sanctuary. Now finally to lock in your spot and claim your goody bag including your very own pokedex and a voucher for some brand new pokegear we need you to sign this form.” Elder Robert slid forward the pieces of paper that they would have to read through and a pen... but of course, who usually read through all this junk now a days?

Taking the pen, Perri began twirling it around for two seconds before tightly grasping at it and holding it towards his dad. The bear of a man raised an eyebrow, trying to figure out what game he was trying to get at.

After a few seconds of staring at his son, he constantly noticed Perri peering behind him, his right hand fidgeting as it tapped the side of his hip. Hmm.

Blake quickly snatched the pen from his hand and stepped forward. Both him and Perri took their time, reading it a fast as they could, Lumino, still behind Perri, jumped up and down to watch what they were both doing. Of course, in the midst of the second page, the teen whispered something to his dad which resulted in a shrug from the bearded man.

Skimming through the rest, Blake quickly signed off the form before handing it back to the Elder's. With than confirmation, both nodded before smiling at the duo. “Thank you so much. Please note we’re holding a little party up at the Sanctuary tonight with a special talk by former Indigo League Champion and our very own Keeper of the Keys. Ken Adams. More details in your goody bag.”

The older man then retrieved what looked to be a quaint little goody bag, along with a pokedex. Perri quickly scooped the two things up, attempting to twirl the Pokedex before fumbling up and nearly dropping the Pokedex onto the ground. He chuckled nervously as the two shook their heads a bit, reciting the final line of this whole orientation.

“Congratulations, your very own Pokemon adventure is about to begin.”

With that all said and done, the duo broke away from the line, telling the two Elder's thanks before moving on; Lumino managed to chirp up his own thanks, as diminutive as it was. As the group walked away, there were exasperated grumblings and myriads of people shaking their head, thankful that that spiel was over with.

"After six delay years, this is all how it begins, eh," he laughed softly to himself, counting by all the years he missed getting here by drawing motions in the air. His dad remained silent, letting his son get more of his enthusiasm out of his system. Pressing a thumb against his chin, Perri sighed as he stared down at the ground.

"Well, guess it's better late than never, wouldn't ya say," he asked to no one in particular, lost in thoughts.

"Yeah, and kiddo, looks like all our overtime paid off," the gruff man laughed heartily, adjusting his glasses as he placed an arm on Perri's shoulder. "Dunno how y'still have so much energy after all those nights... and then there's school too, yeesh..."

"Heheh, yeah that is true," he thought, staring down into a patch of dirt that was surrounded by the sea of grass. "I'll miss workin' at the PokeMart, but still," the boy clenched his fist, as if denying the nostalgia of the scene.

"New horizons are open t'me now! Sure, I might of closed one door, but another one has opened, one with nearly limitless possibilities," he held his finger up, trying to strike an almost mature pose as he furrowed his eyebrows and frowned a bit.

"So, I'll keep looking forward, gotcha," he shouted, waggling his finger before giggling and breaking out of his frown.

"Just don't forget to talk to us every so often; your mom and I would love to hear about your exploits down the road."

The boy beamed brightly, bobbing his head down in a nod. "Will do!"

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I should have something up tomorrow... this post ended up being a bit longer than I expected and I'm currently tired as balls... so yeah, eccentric boy, shy Roserade, and the relatively sane dad coming right up!

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TRAINER PROFILE: Perri Guthrie

Perri Guthrie

"Heya cutie, what's up?~"

Basic Information

Age:
16

Gender:
Male

Appearance:
Standing at a straight six feet and nothing more, Perri is a rather tall individual and it doesn't look like he's getting any taller. His physique, from the looks of it seems to be fairly slender; along with that his visage does seem to lean a bit on feminine. However, from the only set of skin being displayed on his shoulders and arms, he does look to take care of himself... even more so when you get down to the athletic body. You can thank his dad for the yoga and dance lessons for his flexibility and small amounts of muscle... though he does take care to run early in the mornings as well.

Moving on, his complexion is basically fair, with nothing special to make it stand out. His face seems to be in almost a circular shape, if you ignore how the part around his mandible starts to curve down sharply. His wild, unkempt, naturally white hair is actually more of a style as opposed to being lazy and not combing it in the morning since there's a method to his madness. Finally, Perri's eyes are a cerulean hue, just like his fathers.

For clothing, well... Perri almost always manages to find a piece of clothing that looks peculiar to the point where it might stand out, mainly looking for anything that is a shade of purple. The jacket he wears above looks rather strange with a distinct lack of sleeves for his shoulders. The jacket displays numerous amounts of lines which form to make a triangle on the front and the back of his body. However, the part that sticks out the most to him is the white hood which looks to barely be attached to the jacket. Perri just ignores it, mainly in the fact that it matches his hair. The jacket was also a part of a set as displayed by the pants and the purple portions streaking off the sides.

Aside from the set, the other portions of clothing included are - a black sleeveless turtleneck, some white gauze which seems to be more for style than actually covering up wounds, some black gloves, black shoes, and his bicolored goggles.

Birthplace:
Saffron City

Current Hometown:
Celadon City

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Personal Information

Personality:
The easiest way to describe Perri at just one glance is that he is outrageously outgoing with a mischievous and playful attitude to boot... heck, it wouldn't be a stretch to say that his default personality is constantly set on flirty.

For the most part, he seems to act like the kind of guy who would throw caution to the wind and it shows for half of the stuff he likes doing. For starters, he loves trying to tease people and get them flustered in the process, vehemently pursuing that path until he is successful. And once he is? He attempts to find a different way to mess around with them. Still, there's more silver-lining to him than trying to toy with other people.

Despite it all, he does try to come off as an affable person in the best way he can, despite his somewhat unruly nature. More or less, everything is all in good fun for him; hurting people is not always on his agenda unless he really has to. Regardless, when it comes to his friends feelings and messing around, he is a bit dense and callous, per say. Perri will most likely push a person to their limits without even realizing it and the only way to get him to end those shenanigans is a genuine, somewhat irked stop to his face. He'll get the issue and back off... well, at least for the while.

Along with that, he tries to come off as cool, collected, and confident when approaching other people. So far he has only gotten the latter nailed down, with the former two's mileage varying. For the latter, he always approaches a task with his trademark smile, ready to tackle it down!... as long as it is within his capabilities. For the former, well, he does seem to act a bit flamboyant and as if the limelight is constantly shining on him. Putting a finger to his lips, winking, or ending his sentences in a playful, if not sing song voice is par for the course.

Even with these parts of him, Perri is a dedicated person and when he does focus on something and takes it seriously, he will focus and take it seriously. No flair, no cutesy stuff, just pure undulated resolve... well, sometimes he'll act with flair, but that's not the point. The list of things he takes seriously ranges from yoga, dancing, running, and that's currently about it. Despite this all, Perri is also very much open to trying new things; hell, he might even find a new interest that he can dedicate himself to aside from the current trio! I mean, it does help with what he wants to make himself out to be, right?

So yeah, despite his ups and downs, Perri is just an over the top guy who likes trying out new things, acts a bit stereotypically girlish to some extent and acts somewhat callous when it comes to some peoples emotions, who wants to make some friends!

Ambition:
Despite how strange it would be to undertake a journey like this, Perri aspires to be a screenwriter... or author... or actor... yeah, he honestly is a bit unsure of which of these paths to undertake. Honestly, getting out of the house with a clear head should give him a better idea, and heck, maybe he might change his professions! While he does have a nigh insatiable thirst to see most of the world (since he's kinda only seen bits and pieces), there is another reason he wants to go around.

While these are his ambitions, Perri is open to trying out new things; like, for example, when living in Hearthome City, his dad showed him his inspiration for becoming a dance and yoga instructor - the Contest Hall. From the spectacle he saw, Perri was pretty enamored with the prospect of performing on that stage (despite how terrifying it probably was to him), or taking on gyms to challenge the league after his mom relived her exploits in Kalos. Trying to participate in a Pokeathalon in Johto (dance, yoga, and running, whoo!), surfing across Alola, the list goes on.

Hmm... now that he has the chance, maybe he could challenge the Indigo League... now that would be a pretty fun prospect.~

Hero:
If he would have to choose a role model, it would have to be the actor Connie Leblanc. Honestly, Perri doesn't understand how the man does what he does, fitting into different roles in different movies, but it's honestly such a cool thing. One second he's the protagonist of the movie "The Aura Within," and next he plays a slapstick hilarious and bumbling antagonist in "Off Beat, Own Tempo." Honestly, the man is just a talented genius and one of his inspirations for going out and trying a whole bunch of new things.

The last time Perri heard of him, he was at a movie shoot in Kanto as a secondary character. Fingers crossed that he can get the guys autograph! That would be so friggin' bad ass!

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Inventory Information

Pokedollars:
$1000

Items:
N/A

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Basic Information - Starter Pokemon

Nickname:
Sissi

Species:
Scyther

Gender:
Female

Health:
100%

Ability:
Technician - Increases power of moves with 60 base power or less by 50%.

Highest Level Move:
Focus Energy

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Personal Information - Starter Pokemon

Personality:
For the most part, Scyther seems to be a rather closed off and stubborn individual, a personality that seemingly mocks and scorns Perri's... if not for her other traits. She enjoys acting tough around other pokemon, if not only to survive but to appear cool and badass to the point where she seemingly ends up driving other pokemon off from time to time... which sucks for her a lot.

Like Perri, she seems to conduct herself with a certain amount of flair both outside and in battles, and enjoys showing off a lot. This leads her to looking a little bit like a tryhard in the process, but still, that makes her mesh even more with Perri!

Along with that, she does try to act motherly when she can, though for the most part it's keeping a pokemon safe and nourishing them back to full health. Sure, they'll just run off in terror afterwards and sure they're a free meal, but... but she isn't just hungry at the moment, ok?! Jeez...

Backstory:
Scyther seems to be pretty old, but in truth, she's probably just a little bit older than most pokemon around the sanctuary. She does recall the day she came there after hunting some pokemon. The bug decided she liked the placed, shrugged and made her home in the sanctuary. Honestly, she's actually quite enjoyed the place and the variety of pokemon and have never left... unless it's to go out hunting. Strangely enough, she refuses to fight and eat any of the pokemon in the sanctuary... it's rather strange.

However, for the most part, her life has been a somewhat lonely one, trying to show off, driving pokemon away from her "territory." Hell, she's pretty sure an Elekid wandered in trying to fight her! No reason to, just went in and blam. Scyther honestly kind of hates it and as of late, has been considering on returning to the wilds outside the sanctuary.

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Parent Information

Blake Guthrie

Parent(s) or Guardian(s) Appearance:
Perri's father is a behemoth of a man, towering over his son himself at an immense height of six feet and five inches; tall enough to give a Ursaring a run for its money! His bright cerulean eyes have dulled as he has gotten older and he seems to have a super casual appearance. The man looks to be in his late thirties and has a inquisitive look on his face at all times. He can typically be seen with glasses set on his face, a gray sweatshirt with some equally bland workout pants and some black running shoes.

Along with that, his father sports broad shoulders and has a bit of muscle sticking out here and there. His face is very, very unshaven with his short, messy black beard contrasting his tightly wounded white hair; it looks like he dyed it that color, judging by the black roots at the midst of his hair. Blake also seems to contrast his son a bit, having a subdued, laid-back demeanor.

Parent(s) or Guardian (s) Backstory:
Perri's father isn't exactly a Kanto native, judging by his mannerisms and pokemon of choice. Instead, he hails from the region of Sinnoh; a quaint place filled with legends of space and time, the usual gyms... and contests!

Unlike his son, Blake started his journey at the humble age of eleven and was quite the cocky little fire cracker back then. It wouldn't hurt to say that he was a little bit like his future son, but for now lets forget that. Like most boys from Jublife City, he had one simple goal - be the very best and beat the pokemon league! There were many squabbles over who was the best...

Regardless, on one faithful day, all the children were prepped and ready to go on their journey with their parents accompanying them for a bit as they assisted their children in catching their first pokemon... and it turns out most of the boys were going for Shinx's, including Blake.

Of course, what he didn't expect was to overshoot his pokeball and accidentally caught a resting Budew. While he didn't want the pokemon at first, his parents insisted on him keeping it... at much to his chagrin, he did. Due to his sour mood, he honestly didn't think of very many positive nicknames for it, but after some well needed assistance from his parents (and identifying the gender, of course), they all went with the name Lumino.

Eventually, it was time to say good byes and they all left their parents behind, some with tears in their eyes. Blake traveled with a large clique of friends, which ensured not a whole lot of trouble would ensure, other than the occasional older trainer or pokemon...

... fast forwarding a few months, the lot of them were stronger and tougher, just like their pokemon! Some even grew a bit, physically and mentally, but that's not important right now. What is important is that during this time the whole group had arrived in Hearthome City, two gym badges in tow and ready to challenge the gym leader.

A few of Blake's friends dragged him along to the contest hall, hoping to see some performances... what they got, instead was a chance to end up participating in a pokemon contest with other people! They all entered the contest in hopes of earning the clothes and chance at participating! They even peer pressured Blake into signing up...

Lo and behold, Blake ended up being the one to star in it all, much to is irritation. He was just thinking of flunking it all as they pampered him up and as he practiced for his performance...

... what he got instead was second place and looking as if he had the time of his life. Sure, he wouldn't forget that day as he was interested in coming back there... but that time in his life caused a bit of an internal revolution. His enthusiasm dwindled bit by bit as he challenged each of the gyms, always thinking about the contest hall, always yearning a bit to go back for more.

... so it was no surprise when Blake was one of the first few people to be eliminated in the tournament for becoming the champion. His friends noted that he wasn't as downtrodden as they thought he would be. Weird...

While none of them ended up making it to the champion, much less the elite four, they had a huge blast and came to terms with themselves. Some came to the conclusion that they would want to pursue another profession while a few others kept clinging on to that dream of becoming champion... but Blake?

As his life went on, Blake went on to become a performer at the Hearthome Contest Hall when he was older, but never rose up to fame like many of the other stars. This didn't deject him as later on he would find other hobbies as well and eventually came to open a dance/yoga studio in Hearthome.

When he grew older, he became more curious about the world as well outside of Sinnoh and decided to pack up all he could grab, began studying how to speak a different language and moved to Kalos. It was honestly a whole culture shock when he arrived, bewildered and amazed... probably a bit pissed that he didn't visit sooner.

While it did take some time, Blake eventually reopened up his dance/yoga studio and caught the eye of a young pupil - a serious business woman who seemed to be a bit younger than him. Eventually, said pupil had to stop visiting during the day, but came in for much more private lessons. Eventually things grew intimate and within a few months it was obvious she was pregnant with the soon to be Perri. They were quickly wed afterwards.

During the pregnancy, the company had Blake's wife, Giselle relocate to another region. Packing his bags up once again, the duo and their soon to be child moved to Kanto. After going through the process before, Blake was able to reopen his studio (again) and began performing the same things as he did in Kalos and in Sinnoh.

Eventually, while living in Saffron City, the family finally brought their third member into the world - Perri. Going on maternity leave, the duo did their best to raise their child during this time before Giselle would eventually have to return to work. They ensured that during this time he would grow up to be a strong boy they could be proud of.

And as it turns out, they got what they bargained for... and probably a lot more.

At first, Perri seemed a little quiet and distant... until he got his first friend. It was honestly really surprising to see him turn into a firecracker during these years, especially after what the duo saw; Blake and Giselle wondered if he was somehow drinking their coffee in the morning...

Regardless, Blake continued living his life with his wife and child... until down the road they had to ship out of Saffron City when their son was five. From here on out, they were months on end, changing regions as if they were going out of style. Their stay ranged from six months to a year. And with the constant switching between region, Blake noticed something with their son. Call it intuition, but he felt the boy might not being growing up the proper way he needed.

Blake was afraid there might be some disconnect with their child and talked it over with Giselle over getting a permanent stay in one region... or at least a stay that would allow their child to properly mature and grow with other kids.

At the age of thirteen, Perri and his parents were relocated to Celadon. And within those few months, Blake learned his wife had gotten a well earned promotion. However, she was required to stay in Saffron City, which pained both the parents. It would be easier to pack up shop, but Blake and Giselle sort of felt this would be better for their son. Promising to visit them every weekend, she took off back to working, staying true to her promise.

On all three ends, the trio began to develop healthy friendships. Perri had began losing that part of him Blake had noticed and was thankful for it as he began to spend time with his own newfound friends. Though, there was a sneaking suspicion on his part that there was still something off...

Regardless, after three years and no moving, Blake decided it was not only good enough for Perri to start his pokemon journey, but it had been wa-a-a-ay too long for this. Working together, Blake and Perri managed to learn about Lo Town, a quaint place not too far from here. While Blake was disappointed that it was on a day his wife couldn't come home, Perri seemed ecstatic.

After talking it over with Giselle, Blake signed Perri up for this excursion.

... and so starts a new end... and yet, the start of a new beginning.

Family Pokemon:
Lumino - Roserade - Male - Natural Cure

His father's pokemon, Lumino is very, very close with Perri to the point where Perri teases his mom about Lumino functioning as his "mom." Despite this all, the pokemon seems to be only comfortable around his partner, Blake, and his family... but if left alone around anyone else, the Roserade just might shrink back a bit. Along with that, he sort of functions as the mascot of Blake's dance/yoga studio. Used to dance around with Perri when younger, but not so much anymore.

Sometimes helps around the house, assisting Perri, Blake, or Giselle whenever they need help.